Writing does not take us away from the difficult and the painful. If we write with courage and with integrity, it can take us ...

The surgeon informed Longfellow that Charley’s wound “was very serious” and that “paralysis might ensue.” Three surgeons gave ...

Renowned Ghanaian poet Elikplim Akorli passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Ghanaians mourned his death as tributes poured in for the acclaimed artist.

I fled him, down the nights and down the days; I fled him, down the arches of the years; I fled him, down the labyrinthine ways.” We often run from those beliefs that are, in fact, the very things ...

It’s unusual, if not rare, for a work by an acclaimed poet to appear in the pages of a national newspaper, only for it to vanish without trace, then resurface, 18 years later, and go on to become one ...

The Princess of Wales stepped out for a sombre occasion on Tuesday, opting for a tasteful outfit as she attended the Duchess of Kent's funeral at Westminster Cathedral in London. Prince William's wife ...

A few weeks before his death on August 9, 2008, Mahmoud Darwish took to the stage at the Ramallah Cultural Palace to give what would become his final poetry reading. In it, the poet put himself on ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

Joe Friggieri is, and has long been, well known as an academic philosopher, as a prolific author of verse and prose, and not least as a man of the theatre well known for his stage direction of modern ...

Anne Nolan has tearfully shared part of a poem that was read out at sister Linda Nolan's funeral over the weekend. Good Morning Britain welcomed Anne on Monday, who spoke about laying her sister to ...

The son of acclaimed Belfast poet Michael Longley said his family have been “overwhelmed” with the outpouring of love following his passing. He made an emotional address at Mr Longley’s funeral in the ...

Sometimes it's hard to put loss into words, but poems about losing a loved one can help you comfort a friend, family member, or acquaintance that has just lost someone close. Poems can also validate ...